GaryMrMets
01-29-2006, 10:15 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/386742p-328169c.html
Year of pup love!
Around town, Chinese celebrations let the Dog out
BY LESLIE CASIMIR
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Lucy Lee will welcome in the Asian Lunar New Year of 4704 today with hopes of a long and prosperous marriage, one she had put off a year for fear of a calamity.
"We planned our wedding in the Rooster year, but our parents said if we had gotten married, this would bring a lot of misfortune, a lot of arguments, a lot of bad luck," explained Lee, 30, an investment banker, who will marry David Chen, 36, on May 20.
"So we follow the old people - we don't want any arguments, no accidents. And I don't want to become a widow."
Today begins the Year of the Dog, one of the most beloved animals of the Chinese zodiac, known for its human traits of loyalty and domesticity.
Throughout the city, Asian-American brides are blissfully preparing their wedding banquets and tea ceremonies in the year of the puppy. An added bonus: 4704 will see two first days of spring, or the rebirth of the Earth - and this represents double promise.
In addition to visions of wedding bells, Asian New Yorkers will usher in the new year at home over noodle dumplings and in street celebrations.
Over the weekend, a flower market festival of peach blossoms and gladiolas added a floral bouquet to Manhattan's Chinatown. According to New Year's tradition, it is important for homes to be festooned with fresh flowers and red lanterns.
The festive Flushing Lunar New Year Parade took place yesterday in Queens. At noon today, a firecracker ceremony will take place at Mott and Bayard Sts. in Manhattan's Chinatown, followed by an all-day festival.
From 1 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 5, Chinatown will host the seventh annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival, beginning on Mott St. and winding through most streets in the neighborhood, ending at Worth St.
On Feb. 12, a Dragon Parade will mark the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. Dragon troupes will start marching at Bayard and Mulberry Sts. and continue throughout Chinatown.
Meanwhile, bridal shops in Manhattan and Flushing are already getting flooded with deposits from couples that want to tie the knot.
In the past few months, Johnson Lau - owner of Highlights Studio Wedding Center, a one-stop bridal emporium at Bowery and Grand Sts. - has booked 60 weddings. In all of the Rooster year, the shop organized only about 100 nuptials.
"We're all hoping for a very smooth year," said Lee, the bride to be, who lives in Flushing. "And next year [the Year of the Pig], maybe a little pig is coming out."
Originally published on January 29, 2006
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People gather in Chinatown yesterday to celebrate the Asian Lunar New Year.
Year of pup love!
Around town, Chinese celebrations let the Dog out
BY LESLIE CASIMIR
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Lucy Lee will welcome in the Asian Lunar New Year of 4704 today with hopes of a long and prosperous marriage, one she had put off a year for fear of a calamity.
"We planned our wedding in the Rooster year, but our parents said if we had gotten married, this would bring a lot of misfortune, a lot of arguments, a lot of bad luck," explained Lee, 30, an investment banker, who will marry David Chen, 36, on May 20.
"So we follow the old people - we don't want any arguments, no accidents. And I don't want to become a widow."
Today begins the Year of the Dog, one of the most beloved animals of the Chinese zodiac, known for its human traits of loyalty and domesticity.
Throughout the city, Asian-American brides are blissfully preparing their wedding banquets and tea ceremonies in the year of the puppy. An added bonus: 4704 will see two first days of spring, or the rebirth of the Earth - and this represents double promise.
In addition to visions of wedding bells, Asian New Yorkers will usher in the new year at home over noodle dumplings and in street celebrations.
Over the weekend, a flower market festival of peach blossoms and gladiolas added a floral bouquet to Manhattan's Chinatown. According to New Year's tradition, it is important for homes to be festooned with fresh flowers and red lanterns.
The festive Flushing Lunar New Year Parade took place yesterday in Queens. At noon today, a firecracker ceremony will take place at Mott and Bayard Sts. in Manhattan's Chinatown, followed by an all-day festival.
From 1 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 5, Chinatown will host the seventh annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival, beginning on Mott St. and winding through most streets in the neighborhood, ending at Worth St.
On Feb. 12, a Dragon Parade will mark the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. Dragon troupes will start marching at Bayard and Mulberry Sts. and continue throughout Chinatown.
Meanwhile, bridal shops in Manhattan and Flushing are already getting flooded with deposits from couples that want to tie the knot.
In the past few months, Johnson Lau - owner of Highlights Studio Wedding Center, a one-stop bridal emporium at Bowery and Grand Sts. - has booked 60 weddings. In all of the Rooster year, the shop organized only about 100 nuptials.
"We're all hoping for a very smooth year," said Lee, the bride to be, who lives in Flushing. "And next year [the Year of the Pig], maybe a little pig is coming out."
Originally published on January 29, 2006
http://www.nydailynews.com/ips_rich_content/88-chinesenewyear.jpg
People gather in Chinatown yesterday to celebrate the Asian Lunar New Year.